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Nine Books on the Nature of Things
Attributed to Paracelsus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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Book 3’s opening explains preservation through harm that may affect substance, virtue or force. The nouns are broad, and the speaker allows that the damage may receive different names. This breadth makes knowledge of an enemy necessary before choosing protection. The point is not merely to retain an object’s outward shape: loss of efficacy or an altered characteristic can also count as damage within the account.
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- Book 3 · Preservation · Passage 1Latin“a nocumento defendi possit”